Effective 1 November 2009, this website is no longer being updated. Please see AFME's new website at www.afme.eu. For content specific to the ESSF, please see the page for AFME's new Post-Trading Division.

The objective of The European Securities Services Forum (ESSF) is a single integrated post trading system for securities transactions in Europe achieved through harmonisation, standardisation, and consolidation as well as through supporting and enabling regulation. ESSF acts as an agent of change, providing solutions in the clearing, settlement, and custody space to reduce costs and risks of market participants. It represents the views and positions of its members toward public-sector authorities and central banks at both European and national levels. On issues of common interest it cooperates with SIFMA Operations Committees in the US and in Asia.

HEADLINES

15 September 2009PDFESSF Comments on the EC Consultation Paper on the UCITS Depositary Function

August 2009PDF ESSF White Paper: A Vision for Integrated Post-Trade Services in Europe

11 June 2009PDFLegislation on Legal Certainty of Securities Holding and Dispositions: Consultation Document of the Services of the Directorate-General Internal Market and Services

08 May 2009PDFMarket Standards for Corporate Actions Processing for endorsement by European Issuers, EACH, ECSDA, FESE, EACB, EBF, ESBG, ESSF

05 May 2009PDFLeading Financial Trade Associations Announce Intention to Join Forces to Form a New Independent European Association

14 April 2008PDFSIFMA announces integration of ESSF

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